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Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Robert Troy: 1. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the special European Council on 17 and 18 April 2024. [18052/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister for that comprehensive reply. Nobody can doubt her commitment to rural Ireland, that is for sure. I have a few questions I ask her to clarify. The funding that was announced covers 2024 and 2025, but it specifies exactly how much can be spent in each of those years. The requirement to have two herds has been reduced to one herd, but it also says that there must be a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)

Robert Troy: To be fair, the Minister has been very strong in this area. I take this opportunity to acknowledge that. All money that is allocated to Westmeath will be spent. I can confirm that. I welcome that the Minister will come back to clarify the position, but I spoke to the official in Westmeath who runs the scheme. It does say that even though they are reducing their requirements for herd...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)

Robert Troy: 5. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department is taking any action regarding obstacles that can arise in carrying out projects under the local improvements scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20905/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)

Robert Troy: In the context of the LIS, I welcome last week's announcement. I am raising this matter to tease out the matter of the amount of funding that was allocated and also the change to the criteria. I would welcome some clarification from the Minister on that. Where one person on a lane refuses point-blank to participate - either financially or even to sign the form to let others do it - is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Robert Troy: I wish to raise the case of four-year-old girl from my constituency. I will share her name with the Taoiseach afterwards. This young girl suffers from a very rare form of epilepsy. Since October 2023, she has arrested five times and has had to be airlifted by ambulance twice. Thankfully, she has started on a new treatment called Fenfluramine. Unfortunately, the HSE is not funding that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to support those SMEs that are currently struggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16996/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: I take this opportunity to wish my colleague from Longford-Westmeath, the Minister, Deputy Burke, the best of luck in his new role. It is a great honour for him, his family, friends and supporters and for all of us in County Westmeath that he has been elevated to Cabinet and I genuinely wish him well in the months ahead. One of the biggest challenges he has is how his Department is going...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: I do not doubt the Minister of State's commitment or the Minister's, but businesses need help now. The cold, hard facts are this money was announced in the budget six months ago and it only opened for applications in the past number of weeks. Businesses are suffering now. They need help now and they need a dedicated focus on how they can be supported. The number of businesses closing...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: The Taoiseach said when he assumed office that supporting people with additional needs would be a key part of a re-energised partnership in government. Surely access to a school place for children with additional needs is a key priority. Tyrrellspass National School in County Westmeath received a letter of sanction from the NCSE for special classes for pupils with autism spectrum disorder...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: 12. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will support the establishment of a consultation forum for the future development of Columb Barracks, Mullingar by the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: This is a simple, straightforward question. Can the Minister of State give an update on when a consultation forum will be re-established for the development by the Land Development Agency, LDA, of Columb Barracks in Mullingar?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister of State for the reply, but it is extremely disappointing, to be frank. The LDA was announced in 2018. As part of that announcement, Columb Barracks in Mullingar was on the initial list of sites to be developed. As the Minister of State has referenced himself, almost 100 houses could be provided there. On Tuesday, 29 September 2020, I, along with the then Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: -----we are no wiser about the development of this iconic site in Mullingar.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: Frankly, we need something better and more concrete, so I can-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: -----go back to my constituents in relation to Columb Barracks in Mullingar.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: No.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: If other speakers stuck within their times, I would not be condensed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: You could get co-operation from others.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024)

Robert Troy: Once upon a time, in its heyday, this site housed 330 men. I always said that when the temporary protection applicants moved in there, we should have done up the old buildings and housed them there. We should have utilised the buildings, rather than putting modular units in the square. That did not happen, unfortunately. It did not happen because we did not have a plan in place, and...